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Jamaica      Country: Jamaica Internet: .jm Continent: Central America / Central America and the Caribbean Area: 10991 sq km Population: 2,758,124 (CIA World Factbook est as of 2006) Population: 2661.81 (United Nations est as of 2006, in thousands) Population Men: 1315.407 Population Women: 1346.403 Annual Growth Rate: 0.506 % Birth Rate: 20.82 % Death Rate: 6.52 % Life Expectancy: 73.24 years Infant Mortality Rate: 15.98 % Fertility Rate: 2.41 % HIV AIDS Adult Prev Rate: 1.2 % HIV AIDS Living With: 22,000 HIV AIDS Deaths: 900 Labor Force: 1,197,000 Unemployment Rate: 11 % GDP Per Capita: $4,600 GDP Purchasing Power: $12,710,000,000 GDP Real Growth: 2.7 Industrial Growth: -2 Inflation Rate CP: 9.1 % Investment Gross Fixed: 30.8 Public Debt: 129.7 Capital: Kingston Capital Population: 937700 (metro area) / 590500 (city proper) Capital Coordinates: 18 00 N, 76 48 W UTC Offset: -5 Washington D.C. UTC Offset Note: same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time Merchant Marine: 10 (total ships 1,000 GRT or over) Roadways: 20996 km Railways: 272 km Airports: 35 (total paved or unpaved) Internet Users: 1067000 Internet Hosts: 1402 Telephones Mobile: 2,700,000 Telephones Main: 342000 Debt External: $7,384,000,000 Foreign Exchange Reserves: $2,150,000,000 Imports: $4,682,000,000 Exports: $2,087,000,000 Current Account Balance: -$970,000,000 Natural Gas Consumption: 0 Natural Gas Production: 0 Electricity Consumption: 6,429,000,000 Electricity Production: 6,913,000,000 Oil Consumption: 71,000 Oil Production: 0  Map of Jamaica

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